Kim Jong-un

South Korean authorities say the Hong Kong vessel supplied 600 tonnes of refined petroleum to a North Korean ship in the East China Sea waters.

The US treasury department places travel restrictions on two key North Korean technocrats.

It has been an action-packed year for North Korea and its adversaries, with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump locking horns.

North Korea had said after a recent missile test that fresh united Nations (UN) sanctions would only make the state accelerate its nuclear programme.

Despite birthdays of dictator's father and grandfather being celebrated as public holidays, Kim Jong-un's special day not even shown on calendars.

Reports suggest that the man in charge of the Punggye-ri nuclear base has been executed days after Kim Jong-un allegedly killed his former 'second-in-command'.

In a recent UK interview, one defector claimed North Korea has a secret army of soldiers so heavily brainwashed that they could act as suicide bombers for Kim Jong-un.

US President Donald Trump has pledged the threats from the reclusive Kim Jong-un regime will be "taken care of".

The posters have appeared in the southern Indian state of Kerala where the BJP's ideological parent, the RSS, and the communists have been locked in a bloody turf war.

Chan Han Choi, born in South Korea and now a naturalised Australian citizen, was suspected of helping North Korea to earn more money beating sanctions.

Disappearance of Kim Jong-un's top aide General Hwang Pyong-so sparks rumours that he may have been executed for receiving kickbacks in exchange for promotions at Politburo.

The ship washed up on a beach in Kashiwazaki in north Japan, prompting concerns that Pyongyang has launched a spy campaign.

Alongside the rest of the world, experts warn that North Korea is likely profiting from the rise of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency the regime has been hacking, stealing and mining.

The North Korean leader heralded the scientists and workers behind the recent launch of a long-range missile at a national defence conference.

Female North Korean defector reveals her horrific ordeal at the hands of the brutal Kim Jong-un regime.

US officials believe the North Korean regime has likely obtained the machinery needed to create biological weapons – weaponising bacteria and viruses to attack its enemies.

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly climbed to the top of the 2,777m Mount Paektu but his spotless leather shoes suggest otherwise.

A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.

South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test.

North Korea's long running film series about how terrible it is everywhere that's not North Korea.

North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.

Pyongyang's foreign ministry issues warning against the ongoing aerial drills and remarks made by top US authorities.

The Japanese coast guard said it found the decomposed bodies of three men in Yamagata prefecture on 4 December, two days after a battered wooden fishing boat was recovered nearby.

US and South Korea begin five-day joint air exercise mobilising more than 230 warplanes and 12,000 personnel.

Donald Trump's national security advisor, HR McMaster, has warned that the rogue nation is "the greatest immediate threat to the United States."

The elite unit comprising 1,000 South Korean soldiers will be tasked with not just taking out North Korea's leadership, but also the country's nuclear and missile facilities.

AFP photographer Ed Jones captures the harsh realities of life in the poverty-stricken rural villages along North Korea's eastern coast.

The 12 bottles contained Atropine, a medication used to combat the effects of nerve agents including VX.

Advisor to South Korea's president, Moon Chung-in, tells IBTimes UK despite his tweets on Pyongyang, Donald Trump's wishes may not be "translated into actions".

Some of the photos show Kim Jong-un inspecting the massive missile before it was launched.